Miner&#39;s crate.



PATENTED JULY 14, 1903. G. R. MAODONALD- MINBRS CRATE.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 26, 1901. RENEWED NOV. 28, 1902.

"N0 MODEL.

A TTOHNE Y UNITED STATES Patented July 14, 1903.

GEORGE R. MACDONALD, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

MINERS CRATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 733,552, dated. July 14., 1903. Application filed December 26, 1901. Renewed November 28, 1902. Serial No. 133,161. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE R. MACDON- ALD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Miners Grates, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to mining camp utensils, and aims to provide a crate for storing food free from all danger of being molested by dogs, mice, or the like and embodying in its construction a number of other valuable utensils.

To these ends the invention consists, first, in constructing the crate in two sections, one of which being adapted to slide within the other for the purpose of accommodating the contents; secondly, in forming one of the sections water-tight to provide a vessel for cocking, or washing clothes; thirdly, in constructing the other section of a corrugated top and perforated ends and sides for use, respectively, as a washboard and miners sluice screen, and, lastly, in the combination of the various parts, all of which I will now proceed to describe.

In the accompanying drawings, where like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the views, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention, the several parts being assembled to form a crate. Figs. 2, 3, and 4 are similar views of portions of the inner section of the crate.

Referring to the drawings, the letter a indicates a water-tight box-shaped culinary vessel provided, preferably, with handles 1) and apertures 0 adjacent to the upper edges of rim for chain lashings d, by which an op posite box-like section c is secured thereto to form the crate. This latter section is composed of endsfand sides g, having perforations h therein, and a corrugated top plate 4, which pieces are connected together by removable pins k, inserted through interfitting hinge-joints m, provided upon their adjoining edges. Of the said parts, f, g, and v; are separable by withdrawing the securing-pins, when the first-mentioned ones may be used as riddles or screens in the earlier stages of auriferous-gravel mining, While the other part, 2', is intended for use either as a camp washboard or as a riffle-plate for entraining the precious metal in a sluice-box.

The use of a knockdown or a collapsible shipping-crate to other than for packing purposes, and particularly when it furnishes utensils of almost indispensable value to a miner, constitutes a decided improvement over crates of this character heretofore in use.

Any preferred material may be employed in constructing the crate parts; but sheet iron and steel are Well adapted for the various purposes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

The inner adjustable section 6 constructed with a corrugated top plate 2' and perforated ends f and side plates g and removable pins is adapted to lock the aforesaid pieces of the section together by passing through interfitting hinge members provided upon the plate edges, in combination with the outer Water-tight vessel a and chains d, substan tially as herein shown and described.

Intestimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. v

GEORGE E. MACDONALD.

WVitnesses:

PIERRE BARNES, JOHN N. PERKINS. 

